Anderson a target for USA's Major League Cricket

England's all-time starring Test wicket-taker James Anderson is simply a astonishment target for Major League Cricket.

BBC Sport understands elder figures pinch astatine slightest 1 MLC squad person had their liking pricked by Anderson's comments past month astir a return to white-ball cricket.

The unnamed franchise are now group to research whether nan 42-year-old would beryllium willing successful participating successful nan 3rd version of nan T20 tourney successful nan United States adjacent year.

Anderson could gain astir £135,000 from a short stint successful MLC, which lured immoderate stellar names from nan crippled for nan 2024 edition.

The astir precocious floor plan of those was Australia skipper Pat Cummins, who has a lucrative statement pinch nan San Francisco Unicorns until 2027.

Fellow Australians Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell and Travis Head were each portion of nan star-studded Washington Freedom team, coached by Ricky Ponting, which won this year's tournament.

Anderson, who vanished pinch 704 Test wickets, retired from world cricket pursuing nan first Test against West Indies astatine Lord's successful July.

He instantly joined nan England backroom squad and remains connected a cardinal statement pinch nan England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) until nan extremity of September.

Anderson said past week he would continue successful his domiciled arsenic a fast-bowling mentor for England's Test bid against Pakistan successful October and was readying to subordinate nan broadside for their circuit of New Zealand successful December.

Anderson's past competitory T20 lucifer was successful 2014, erstwhile he played successful nan Blast for Lancashire.

His determination to dedicate nan past 10 years of his profession to red-ball cricket intends he has ne'er played franchise cricket overseas but he believes he is "fit enough" and "good enough" to play nan format.

The league, which has influential backers including Microsoft main executive Satya Nadella, has expressed a desire to lure immoderate of England's apical players to nan competition.

England World Cup winners Liam Plunkett and Jason Roy person some taken portion successful nan past 2 versions of MLC.

In May 2023, Roy gave up his ECB white-ball statement worthy up to £70,000 to motion a two-year woody pinch nan Los Angeles Knight Riders worthy £300,000.

MLC launched successful 2023 pinch a 19-game play but will grow to 34 games successful 2025. The tourney was granted charismatic List A position successful May.